"Royal Gurkha Rifles The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the United Kingdom nor a member of the Commonwealth. The regiment's motto is ""Better to die than to be a coward"". The regiment was formed as the sole Gurkha infantry regiment of the British Army following the consolidation of the four separate Gurkha regiments in 1994: The amalgamations took place as follows: The 3rd Battalion was consolidated"
"surrender. Pulaski's legion arrived on May 8, 1779 and unsuccessfully attacked the English troops led by General Prevost on May 11. In the battle on May 11, 1779 in Charleston, South Carolina Colonel Michael Kováts lost his life in the war for American independence. He was buried where he fell. Even according to the English, the legion was ""the best cavalry the rebels ever had."" A phrase from his letter to Franklin, ""Most Faithful unto Death"" (Fidelissimus ad Mortem) has since been taken as the motto of the American Hungarian Federation. On May 11, 1779, Colonel Kovats gave his life"
"trains young Army officers at Fort Benning, Georgia. ""Semper fidelis"" is the motto of The West Nova Scotia Regiment (of the Canadian Forces), formed in 1936. It inherited the motto from The Lunenburg Regiment, formed in 1870. The United States Marine Corps adopted the motto ""Semper Fidelis"" in 1883, on the initiative of Colonel Charles McCawley (29 January 1827 – 13 October 1891), the 8th Commandant of the Marine Corps. There were three mottos prior to Semper Fidelis including ""Fortitudine"" (meaning ""with courage"") antedating the War of 1812, ""Per Mare, Per Terram"" (""by sea, by land""; presumably inherited from the"
"The phrase also appears on the Seal of South Carolina and inscribed on the alumnus ring of Clemson University. It was the motto of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1992. It was also the motto of the Connaught Rangers, an Irish regiment of the British Army, from its amalgamation in 1881 until it was disbanded in 1922. Prior to this, it was the motto of the precursor regiment of the Rangers, the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) which was founded in 1793. It was also the motto of the"
"Military Order of William The Military William Order, or often named Military Order of William (Dutch: Militaire Willems-Orde, abbreviation: MWO), is the oldest and highest honour of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Order's motto is ""Voor Moed, Beleid en Trouw"" (For Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty). The chivalric order was established on 30 April 1815 by King William I and was presented for feats of excellent bravery on the battlefield and as a meritorious decoration to senior military officers. Comparable with the French Légion d’Honneur but far less often awarded, the Military William Order is a chivalry order of merit"
"Old soldiers never die ""Old soldiers never die"" is an English language catchphrase, with the full version being """"Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away"""". It is made from a stanza from the soldiers' folklore song ""Old Soldiers Never Die"": The song itself is a British Army's parody of the gospel song ""Kind Thoughts Can Never Die"". In the United States, the phrase gained its popularity after general Douglas MacArthur uttered it in his April 19, 1951 farewell address to the U.S. Congress (which has become known the ""Old Soldiers Never Die"" speech): The phrase generated a host of"
"word. The regiment's other motto is ""A paso de vencedores, Temblad rotos, que aqui entran los Colorados de Bolivia, Vencer o Morir, carajo!"" (""To the pace of the victorious, Be shaken, Rotos, for because the Colorados of Bolivia have come, Victory or Death, bastards!"") Presently the motto has been reinstated in the Armed Forces but in the light of the bigger struggle for the recovery of the nation's right for access to the Pacific Ocean, which was lost during the War of the Pacific, is now amended to: ""Subordinacion y Constancia, ¡Viva Bolivia, hacia el Mar!"" (""Subordination and Steadfastness. Long"
"50th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 50th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment. ""In remembrance of those killed while serving with the 1st Battalion, 50th United States Infantry Regiment during the War in Vietnam. 1967-1970. May God have mercy on their souls and grant them peace."" The unit's motto ""Play the Game"" was taken from ""Vitai Lampada"" (""They Pass On The Torch of Life""), a poem written in 1892 by Sir Henry Newbolt (1862–1938). A Silver color metal and enamel device in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, on a pale wavy Azure a dolphin"
"born and raised in France, who would have been well aware of the Irish Brigade's service as Marines during the American Revolution. ""Semper fidelis"" is the motto of the cadets corps of the Dutch Royal Military Academy. The corps was founded on 24 November 1828. ""Semper fidelis"" is also the motto of the 11th Infantry Regiment, which was founded in May 1861 by President Abraham Lincoln. It served as part of the Army of Ohio and later in the Indian wars, Spanish–American War, 1916 Mexican Border war, World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam war. Today the regiment"
"group of 200 volunteers were from wealthy families and their horses were supplied from the King's Stables. They were formed to defend against various other European states in the wake of the revolution. They participated in the Battle of Valmy and its members also participated in the Battle of Fleurus (1794). They had the following mottos: ""Vaincre ou mourir"", ""La liberté ou la mort"" and ""Vivre libre ou mourir"" - Victory or death; Freedom or death; and Live free or die. The 2nd Lancers Regiment of the Portuguese Army also use the skull and crossbones as symbol and ""Death or"
"private is known as Sapper, while in the Royal Artillery Regiments a private is addressed as Gunner. For the rest of the Malaysian Army, a private-rank soldier is addressed as Private. The motto of the Ranger Regiment is ""Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban."" A direct translation, word for word from Iban to English is ""Still Alive, Still Fight."" In spirit the motto means ""Fight to the Death."" It is conjectured that the motto was derived from Brooke family's Latin motto, ""Dum Spiro Spero"" which means ""While I Breathe, I Hope."" In this light, ""Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban"" could mean ""While I"
"battalion was formerly known as the 41st Battalion, The Byron Scottish Regiment. This is due to the large number of Scots who settled in the north of the state in areas such as Grafton, Byron Bay and Maclean. 41 RNSWR maintains an alliance with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and personnel from the battalion's Grafton depot may wear the kilt of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on ceremonial occasions. ""Mors Ante Pudorem"" which means ""Death before Dishonour"". This motto was adopted by 41 RNSWR because since its formation in 1916 none of its personnel have been captured in battle. 41"
"live it unselfishly, not for our own gratification, nor for that of our family - but for our country. Men should not fear death, but dishonor and defeat. There is nothing more beautiful than to live and die for the defense of one's country against a common enemy. There is nothing meaner and more vile than to yield to that enemy without fighting to the last ditch."" - Vicente Lim, March 20, 1941. It is a quote from a speech the General gave to a group of UP ROTC graduates during their commencement exercises. A bust of Brigadier General Vicente"
"a similar motto, ""Non inultus premor"" (""I cannot be touched unavenged""), also a reference to the thistle, which is the symbol of the region of Lorraine. The motto of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the Scottish chivalrous order, is also that of the British Army regiments The Royal Regiment of Scotland, Scots Guards and Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. It was also the motto of several former units of the British Army, including the Royal Scots, Royal Scots Greys, Royal Highland Fusiliers and Black Watch, some of which went on to be amalgamated to form the"
"U.S. Army infantrymen ceremoniously receive the iconic cross rifle insignia. It has been the motto of several United States Navy ships: The Latin equivalent """"fortuna audentes juvat"""" is used as the motto for the Turing family, dating back to 1316 AD. The motto is used by the 366th Fighter Wing of the United States Air Force and appears on the wing patch. The motto is also used by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 3rd Field Investigation Region, Detachment 327, Little Rock Air Force Base. It is the unit motto for 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, stationed out of Marine"
"defensive and first attack in the offensive; they were also the strongest forces during wartime). Commandos (Portugal) The Commandos () are a special forces unit in the Portuguese Army. Presently, they constitute the Commando Regiment (""Regimento de Comandos""). Their motto is ""Audaces Fortuna Juvat"" (Latin for ""Luck Protects the Bold"") and their war cry is ""Mama Sumae"" (it can be translated as ""here we are, ready for the sacrifice"" – taken from a Bantu tribe of southern Africa). They were created as counter-guerrilla special forces, thus responding to the need of the Army to have units specially adapted to the"
"3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) The 3rd United States Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army. It currently has three active battalions, and is readily identified by its nickname, ""The Old Guard,"" as well as ""Escort to the President"". The regimental motto is ""Noli Me Tangere"" (from Latin: – ""Touch Me Not""). The regiment is a major unit of the Military District of Washington (MDW). The regiment is the oldest active duty regiment in the US Army, having been first organized as the First American Regiment in 1784. The regiment's mission is to conduct memorial"
"Motto of the unit is : Cekal dan Unggul (Determined and Excellent) (""Pervicax quod Praeclarus""). The spirit of the squadron is: Ride to Serve and Proud To Be Above Royal Armoured Corps units were a component of the Malaysian contingent under the UNPROFOR and SFOR missions in Bosnia, serving under UN Command and later NATO command. The 3rd Regiment Armour (3 Armor) serving as MALBATT I (Malaysian Battalion I) under UNPROFOR monitored the disarming of the opposing factions and enforcing the ceasefire in Bosnia in 1993. The unit was later relieved by 2nd Regiment Armour (2 Armor) as MALBATT II"
"coined the phrase ""Live free or die"", New Hampshire’s state motto. American Ranger history predates the Revolutionary War to Ethan Allen and his guerrilla fighting group the Green Mountain Boys in Vermont. Captain Benjamin Church formed Church's Rangers, which fought hostile Native American tribes during King Philip's War. In 1756 Major Rogers, a New Hampshire native, recruited nine Ranger companies to fight in the French and Indian War. They were known as ""Rogers' Rangers"". In 1775, the Continental Congress later formed eight companies of expert riflemen to fight in the Revolutionary War. In 1777, this force of hardy frontiersmen, commanded"
"Corps Base Hawaii. It is the unit motto for 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, stationed out of Marine Corps Camp Lejeune, NC. The motto is also used on the Seattle Police Department's SWAT unit patch. The Latin equivalent """"fortuna favet audaci"""" is the motto of Trumbull College of Yale University. The motto is used by the Cornielje family of The Netherlands alongside their coat of arms. Motto used by the 80th Fighter Squadron stationed at Kunsan AB, Republic of South Korea. Fortune favours the bold ""Fortune favours the bold"", ""Fortune favours the brave"" and ""Fortune favours the strong"" are common translations"
"the exploits of other Bonapartists. It is claimed that he served in the Old Guard at the Battle of Waterloo, which is certainly possible considering his age. When the Old Guard was surrounded and made its last stand at La Belle Alliance, he supposedly shouted in defiance to a call for their honorable surrender: ""The Old Guard dies but does not surrender!"", implying blind and unquestioned zealous devotion to one's country (or other group of reference). The apocryphal phrase was attributed to the Old Guard's commander, Pierre Cambronne, but Cambronne's actual reply was later asserted by other sources to be"
"to the unit's number, but its birthplace as well. The motto ""Nunquam Fractum"" was replaced with ""Nunquam Aerumna Nec Proelio Fractum"" (never broken by hardship or battle). During its Vietnam tour the 105mm howitzers of the 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery fired more than 1,250.000 rounds in its 55 continuous months of combat while earning 11 new battle honors. With the change of the unit insignia and the loss of the pheons from the shield, the 7th Artillery's Vietnam nickname of ""Pheons"" was also lost. Vietnam Campaign Participation: *Defense; *Counteroffensive; *Counteroffensive, Phase II; *Counteroffensive, Phase III; *Tet Counteroffensive; *Counteroffensive, Phase IV;"
"Breathe, I fight."" ""Dum Spiro Spero"" was the state motto for the Kingdom of Sarawak. In the other, according to the Journal of 1st Ranger Regiment, the motto ""Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban"" was derived from ""Whilst There Is Life, There Is Fight"", also noted as Brooke's family motto. Others attributed the motto to that of Libau, also known as Rentap (means Shaker of the world), the legendary Iban Headhunter of Brooke era. Rentap's battle cry was ""Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban!"" which means ""I will fight as long as I will live"". The Royal Ranger Regiment is the only corps of"
"Straight and Stalwart Battalion earned more awards for valor than any unit in Kuwait and earned the respect of all Americans by their courage and professional prosecution of the war. The Battalion's unit History is a proud one earned on the battlefield. The regimental Motto ""Straight and Stalwart"" exemplifies this battalion's fighting tradition of strength, stamina, and the ability to withstand punishment and to deal the enemy a knockout blow. The 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment has a strong tradition of excellence in training, maintenance, discipline and esprit de Corps. A year later, the battalion was inactivated on 15 June"
"back at the enemy with great furiosity killing many dozens of warriors. The Battle of Gabhra also marked the demise of the Fianna. They had three mottoes: In more recent history, the name ""Fianna Éireann"" has been used, as ""Fianna Fáil"" (""the ""Fianna"" of Ireland"", or Inis Fáil i.e. ""the isle of destiny"", and hence sometimes rendered ""the soldiers of destiny"") has been used: as a sobriquet for the Irish Volunteers, on the cap badge of the Irish Army, the name in Irish of the Army Ranger Wing (""Sciathán Fiannóglaigh an Airm""), in the opening line of the Irish-language version"
"took part and once again displayed the excellent soldierly qualities that have made the Jats so well known amongst the community of fighting men. The performance of the Regiment’s battalions during the UN missions in Korea and Congo has been in keeping with its high standards. Again, it performed very well in the counter-insurgency operations that have kept the Indian Army busy ever since independence. The battle cry, adopted in 1955, in Hindi, is ""जाट बलवान, जय भगवान"" (IAST: Jāt Balwān, Jai Bhagwān), which means """"The Jat is Powerful, Victory Be to God!"""". The Jat Regiment's class composition mostly consists"
"on our thunder - in battle shakes the earth<br> Give me liberty or give me death<br> We’re Patriots until the end<br> We’re changing the history of war Shield: Azure, three bendlets sinister Argent, a round shot Proper. On a canton Tenné, the headdress of the dragoons of 1836 Proper (for the 2nd Cavalry).<br> Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure a Cavalry saber Or and a 75 mm fixed ammunition Proper in saltire.<br> Motto: DUTY, THE SPIRIT OF ’76. Shield: The regiment was organized in 1917 from the 2nd Cavalry as the 18th Cavalry, changed to the"
"Commandos (Portugal) The Commandos () are a special forces unit in the Portuguese Army. Presently, they constitute the Commando Regiment (""Regimento de Comandos""). Their motto is ""Audaces Fortuna Juvat"" (Latin for ""Luck Protects the Bold"") and their war cry is ""Mama Sumae"" (it can be translated as ""here we are, ready for the sacrifice"" – taken from a Bantu tribe of southern Africa). They were created as counter-guerrilla special forces, thus responding to the need of the Army to have units specially adapted to the type of war that, in 1961, started in Portuguese Angola and later in Portuguese Guinea"
"of MCM Crew Reaper. The phrase is used by the 1-108th Field Artillery Regiment 28th Infantry Division 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The phrase appears on a £5 commemorative coin minted in honour of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's 70 years of public service issued in August, 2017. The phrase is carved on the Chester Confederate Monument (1905) in Chester, South Carolina. The phrase is the motto of the U. S. Naval Academy's Class of 1969 and ""Non sibi"" is on each graduate of 1969 class ring. Non sibi sed patriae Non sibi sed patriae"
"Per ardua ad astra Per ardua ad astra (""Through adversity to the stars"" or ""Through struggle to the stars"") is the motto of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces such as the RAAF, RNZAF, the SAAF, as well as the Royal Indian Air Force until 1947. The RCAF used it until 1968 after which it used the motto ""sic Itur ad Astra."" It dates from 1912, when it was adopted by the newly formed Royal Flying Corps. The first Commanding Officer of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) was Colonel Frederick Sykes. He asked his officers to"
"Per ardua ad astra Per ardua ad astra (""Through adversity to the stars"" or ""Through struggle to the stars"") is the motto of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces such as the RAAF, RNZAF, the SAAF, as well as the Royal Indian Air Force until 1947. The RCAF used it until 1968 after which it used the motto ""sic Itur ad Astra."" It dates from 1912, when it was adopted by the newly formed Royal Flying Corps. The first Commanding Officer of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) was Colonel Frederick Sykes. He asked his officers to"
"crest is grim memorial to fallen warriors both comrade-in-arms and enemy. The family motto in the scroll on the crest is ""Non sibi sed cunctis""—Not for self, but for all."" When setting forth the family motto, Kenneth Moir remembered the Knights Templar motto: ""Not for self, but for God."" Kenneth Moir Sir Kenneth Moir was a champion knight and Knights Templar who, in 1330, rode with James Douglas, Lord of Douglas and the Crusaders to Spain with the heart of Robert the Bruce to defeat the Moors who had laid siege to the fortress at Battle of Teba in Andalusia."
"mentioned actions, he can only wear the ""croix de guerre fourragère"" and not the ""médaille militaire fourragère"". The Military William Order, or often named Military Order of William, is the oldest and highest honour of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Order's motto is Voor Moed, Beleid en Trouw (For Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty). The chivalric order was established on 30 April 1815 by King William I and was presented for feats of excellent bravery on the battlefield and as a meritorious decoration to senior military officers. Comparable with the French Légion d'Honneur but far less awarded, the Military William"